Pigeons and
doves constitute the bird
clade Columbidae, that includes about 310
species. They are stout-bodied birds with short necks, and have short, slender bills with fleshy
ceres. Doves feed on
seeds,
fruits, and plants. This family occurs worldwide, but the greatest variety is in the
Indomalayaand
Australasia ecozonesFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae